Oconee, Nebraska

Oconee is an unincorporated community in Platte County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History

Oconee was originally called Lost Creek, and under the latter name was platted in 1880.[2] The name was soon changed to Oconee, likely after Oconee, Illinois.[3] The village in Illinois was named after the daughter of a local Indian chieftain, whose name allegedly means—or sounds like—the Shawnee language word for bone.[4]

A post office was established at Oconee in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1916.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oconee, Nebraska
  2. Phillips, G. W. (1915). Past and Present of Platte County, Nebraska: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. Clarke. p. 328.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  4. Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 44.
  5. "Nance County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2014.


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